CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT PARTY???

[The First Lady]

I am looking forward to actually watching the Hypnomania Show this year. Last year Dr. Fox put me in a hypnotic trance and the wrap party was a blur. I do remember food was good and plenty so the big eaters had more than enough. As tired as people were, the party energized the students. I can't wait to go again. See you there.

[StangMan]

Hi Post-Championship partiers!!!

A few years ago the Championship Event was held at Epcot Center and teh Wrap party had something to do with the theme parks. However, in Houston the Wrap Party was at the Six Flags park after dark. There is a Six Flags park in Atlanta as well. It is called Six Flags over Georgia. I think It would be really cool if we could have an after-dark wrap party just for FIRST at Six Flags over Georgia. It is a really nice park, too! Check out the park, there are some awesome rides, some rides that We have up at the Chicago Six Flags are in georgia too.

http://sixflags.com/parks/overgeorgia/index.asp

What Do you think, Party @ Six Flags???? It would be truly awesome, and Probably cheaper than the current Wrap Party @ the Park.

[KathieK]

When we were there last year the park wasn't open for the season yet. Their website isn't indicating the dates they open for 2005.

[Kevin Sevcik]

The other problem with having a party at Six Flags over Georgia would be transportation. Astroworld was a (relatively) short walk from Reliant Stadium. Centennial park was a similar distance from the Georgia Dome. Six Flags over Georgia would require a veritable fleet of busses to get everyone there and back. They tried the bussing kids to a park for the first (and only) Houston JSC Regional, and it didn't work terribly well then.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by StangMan

http://sixflags.com/parks/overgeorgia/index.asp

What Do you think, Party @ Six Flags???? It would be truly awesome, and Probably cheaper than the current Wrap Party @ the Park.

I'll vote no if we're voting at all.

The reason: transportation.

A team party relatively close to the actual event is a heck of a lot more enjoyable than one you have to all find transportation to.

When all is said and done, there is so much to do at a FIRST event and so little time.

I would seriously like to see the Championship event stretched out over more days.

3 days is not enough time to try and catch up with all your Nationwide and International FIRST friends, and also compete.

If the FIRST competition is about "more than just a robot competition", then why is the event (almost) solely based on that?

2004 made a drastic jump to be "more than a robotics competition", by simply having conferences about general FIRST related topics.

Well, isn't socializing with people you have common interest in also a part of FIRST that is more than the robots??

If I could plan the Championship event (providing we stayed in Atlanta), I would stretch it to 4 days, and have either the same amount, or maybe a little less Robot competition per day.

The second part of the day, maybe starting at 3:00pm-7:00pm would be a big team social each day.

Then you could meet all the people you wanted to, and then have time with your team at the end of the day if you wanted, or just go out to dinner.

Of course this 4 day event would come down to the money to do such a thing. I'm sure that that one day team social event cost a few pretty pennies so this would mean either getting more donations, or raising more money by either increasing team social ticket prices or registration fees, which I know every one is against going by the posts here on CD about those topics.

Sorry I sidetracked so much. Blame it on the A.D.D.
Hmm.. Maybe I should split this topic and start a new thread.
Maybe.